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he will then go to chicago as well before heading back to beijing on friday. joining us on the phone is the former chief of protocol for the clinton administration in 1997 until 2001. let me just begin as we await for the arrival with what is going on behind-the-scenes right now. what has happened to prepare for this moment and what is happening behind the scenes? guest: good morning, greta. there is definitely a lot going on behind the scenes. people were preparing for the ceremony, which is the welcoming ceremony on the south lawn for people to know whether the ceremony is going to be outsider inside. i am so happy it is on the south lawn. lawn. it looks like a beautiful day. it is a lovely ceremony. there is the military, which is the primary part in the beginning, and then, of course, you have what happens inside. people are getting lined up, they are getting everything together so that they can walk out and president hu's car rides and the president and greet him and they go by the welcoming committee, the vice president, secretary of state. then they wil
he will then go to chicago as well before heading back to beijing on friday. joining us on the phone is the former chief of protocol for the clinton administration in 1997 until 2001. let me just begin as we await for the arrival with what is going on behind-the-scenes right now. what has happened to prepare for this moment and what is happening behind the scenes? guest: good morning, greta. there is definitely a lot going on behind the scenes. people were preparing for the ceremony, which is...
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he points from beijing in his column. guest: chinese culture has always put a lot of emphasis on education. and this is where this country expresses its tremendous dinism. it's something that should worry us and provide an impetus to improving our educational system. i was in graduate school and it gave us a kick in the pants to make improvement in scientific education at that time. and what he points out is that terms of global competitiveness to get our educational system operating at a higher level. . . guest: we are in a different security environment today. a combination of terrorism, the turmoil in the world of islam, nuclear proliferation -- this is an area where our president and who gentile have an opportunity to develop a perspective. we have been helpful to china to the degree in which we are trying to deal with the terrorism problem. al-qaeda was training chinese from the weger region who were trying to destabilize their own country. our efforts benefit china significantly, trying to stabilize that den our sec
he points from beijing in his column. guest: chinese culture has always put a lot of emphasis on education. and this is where this country expresses its tremendous dinism. it's something that should worry us and provide an impetus to improving our educational system. i was in graduate school and it gave us a kick in the pants to make improvement in scientific education at that time. and what he points out is that terms of global competitiveness to get our educational system operating at a...
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china themselves, they will say beijing says this is working, despite the fact that they have internal pressures not to let their currencies rise. a goes up about 0.5% every month. would beestion of what the inflation rate that people like and what is the way to achieve that? host: our first call for elizabeth williamson from "the wall street journal" comes from baltimore, maryland. go ahead. caller: i had more of a comment and a question. china -- a communist country -- they do not really appreciate democracy. i do not understand how we have such friendly relations with china. look att's important to the broad picture. this is what the administration always points out. the chinese are an important ally in the region. we worked with him on things like north korea. we also try to cement relations cementkorea, obviously, this week. it is important to see the broader scheme of things and not just knew this in terms of exports and trade. host: next up is niagara falls. kevin on the line for independents. caller: good morning. my view of this is -- we have been losing. it has only gotten be
china themselves, they will say beijing says this is working, despite the fact that they have internal pressures not to let their currencies rise. a goes up about 0.5% every month. would beestion of what the inflation rate that people like and what is the way to achieve that? host: our first call for elizabeth williamson from "the wall street journal" comes from baltimore, maryland. go ahead. caller: i had more of a comment and a question. china -- a communist country -- they do not...
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your third hand line on this is, it is a stark sign of beijing's economic reach. given everything that is happening, what is with the headlines? guest: and the world bank has been the world of's development lender for the past decade. in fact, china lends more to pour states then the world bank. china claims to still be a developing country itself but it is the largest giver of development aid at the same time. so that just shows you how active they have been in according states that feel like they may have been ignored by the west. chinese diplomacy is not just happening in washington, it is happening throughout the world. host: what is china getting from these poor countries? guest: perhaps diplomatic allegiance, but most importantly, resources. china is growing exponentially. they do not think they can depend on the world market. they want direct access to it. the same goes for coal, iron ore, copper. they want direct access to these things and they are using the money to get that. host: richard mcgregor is the bureau chief for the "financial times." next phone
your third hand line on this is, it is a stark sign of beijing's economic reach. given everything that is happening, what is with the headlines? guest: and the world bank has been the world of's development lender for the past decade. in fact, china lends more to pour states then the world bank. china claims to still be a developing country itself but it is the largest giver of development aid at the same time. so that just shows you how active they have been in according states that feel like...
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a planned protest today in beijing. they are looking at the middle east for inspiration, by the way. speak to us a little bit about saudi arabia as well because we have this peace in "the new york times." that's unrest in saudi arabia and it's bubbletting up. they write that as pro democracy uprigse spreads. the regions have a i'm well, i think this face very difficult time for saudi arabia. let's remember at the very end they still want mubarak to stay in power and made that view known to president o'bam hay. one of the reasons perhaps president obama didn't come out quickly and forcefully in terms of the eyippings management process. they and ba rang are two countries that work closely together. bahrain, less than a million people does rely on the saudi for various kinds of support and cooperation amid some suggestion that maybe. so the strong preference would be to restore stability as quickly as possible. friday, saudi arabia struggles with clean it foff with different men and women congregating in one place togethe
a planned protest today in beijing. they are looking at the middle east for inspiration, by the way. speak to us a little bit about saudi arabia as well because we have this peace in "the new york times." that's unrest in saudi arabia and it's bubbletting up. they write that as pro democracy uprigse spreads. the regions have a i'm well, i think this face very difficult time for saudi arabia. let's remember at the very end they still want mubarak to stay in power and made that view...
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we have been in touch with the south koreans and the japanese and been in touch quite closely with beijing and china to talk about the necessity of sustaining a stable situation and good security and varmint over well on the korean peninsula. our view is that we are in a wait and see mode but we are keen to see the continuation of a secure situation in career and that region. host: what is known about north korea's nuclear program? guest: quite a bit. i spoke about the work we did 20 years ago with russia. we're working with north korea to put their fuel rods from nuclear power plants into a safe and secure storage. with that people working in north korea over many years so we know quite a bit. we're concerned the north koreans have cut off access to foreign inspectors. they have pulled the plug on their implementation of the nonproliferation safeguard agreement. we have been concerned for many years about getting them back into full implementation of those nonproliferation obligations and to get back in and work with them again. that is the focus now of our efforts. host: let's get to som
we have been in touch with the south koreans and the japanese and been in touch quite closely with beijing and china to talk about the necessity of sustaining a stable situation and good security and varmint over well on the korean peninsula. our view is that we are in a wait and see mode but we are keen to see the continuation of a secure situation in career and that region. host: what is known about north korea's nuclear program? guest: quite a bit. i spoke about the work we did 20 years ago...
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beijing services coming in, insurance services -- banking services coming in, insurance services. there is another sector where u.s. companies are active within india. host: we will invite our viewers telephone calls, twitter messages, and e-mail about the u.s. and india trade, and the state of india put the economy. we have heard growth numbers, and are envious. our guest, mr. arvind panagariya is here to take your telephone calls. let me ask you about the consumer class in india. as you just heard, in the chinese economy they're trying to convert to more consumption. give us a look at the indian population, and how it has changed in this growing economy. new guest: as in china, the middle class is growing very rapidly. you can see the impact within india in the last four or five years. indian cities are populated by these mega-malls. some of these in bombay look more impressive than the ones here in the united states. about 200 or 300 million consumers. a lot of these are very young. one of the things about india is the population is extremely young. i should also mention of wha
beijing services coming in, insurance services -- banking services coming in, insurance services. there is another sector where u.s. companies are active within india. host: we will invite our viewers telephone calls, twitter messages, and e-mail about the u.s. and india trade, and the state of india put the economy. we have heard growth numbers, and are envious. our guest, mr. arvind panagariya is here to take your telephone calls. let me ask you about the consumer class in india. as you just...
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internet freedom, co- founder of the global citizen media network and worked as a journalist for cnn in beijing serving as the correspondent from 1998-2001, then as the tokyo bureau chief from 2001- 2003. what is the state department doing to procter the internet, social media, in other countries? marked a budget do they have? are they using that money? the state department has $30 million -- guest: the state department has $30 million in earmarks to spend on organizations that are developing technologies that will help to promote internet freedom. there has been some controversy about how this money should be spent. so far, $5 million of the money has been spent. there are some in congress and elsewhere in washington who feel that this should be narrowly focused on a set of tools that are known as circumvention tools which basically means software and services that help you get around the internet blocks. in china, you cannot access facebook unless you access for these technologies because they have facebook block. there are some who believe that it should be focused and very specifically on t
internet freedom, co- founder of the global citizen media network and worked as a journalist for cnn in beijing serving as the correspondent from 1998-2001, then as the tokyo bureau chief from 2001- 2003. what is the state department doing to procter the internet, social media, in other countries? marked a budget do they have? are they using that money? the state department has $30 million -- guest: the state department has $30 million in earmarks to spend on organizations that are developing...
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i came over in -- from beijing. host: and it is a sense of normalcy in the south korean capital? caller: they have put up with problems in the north for a long time. the people are not expecting great change from the third generation. host: we appreciate your perspective. thank you very much. caller: you're welcome. host: victor char, we go back to your words about economic decay in north korea. the last sentence of that story that she wrote, "the straw that broke the camel's back." caller: -- guest: certainly, it makes sense. the average south korean has lots of other things to do. the activity inside of the government today is not so blase. whether it is south korea or the u.s. government, the sudden death of the north korean leader was sort of the key factor that could lead to problems within the regime. that is the way it has been believed for a decade or now. and in terms of the question of whether the regime can survive into the future, there are a couple of things that i remember. the first is that this young son that is supposed to take over, kim jong un, has had at best
i came over in -- from beijing. host: and it is a sense of normalcy in the south korean capital? caller: they have put up with problems in the north for a long time. the people are not expecting great change from the third generation. host: we appreciate your perspective. thank you very much. caller: you're welcome. host: victor char, we go back to your words about economic decay in north korea. the last sentence of that story that she wrote, "the straw that broke the camel's back."...
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problems, let's try to address that through and modification of the terms, and then at the same time in beijing in foreclosure, that is a problem. -- and then at the same time going into foreclosure, that is a problem. i think the practice of a notary robo signing with anotary a notary was an abusive practice. we want the banks -- obviously, these are the five largest servicers in the country. there are working with homeowners across this country. we have a situation where the values of homes have depreciated quite a bit, so there are some issues. oklahoma has not had the same degree of problems that perhaps california or florida or texas or other states have had. we need to make sure that the consumer and the banks are working together to address those inequities in the marketplace. i think most of those deals with the dual track foreclosures. host: here is a headline in usa today this morning. what happens next in these negotiations? will a deal stop the foreclosure crisis? guest: it is very premature to know where it is headed. with the briefing that we received in d.c. a couple of weeks ago
problems, let's try to address that through and modification of the terms, and then at the same time in beijing in foreclosure, that is a problem. -- and then at the same time going into foreclosure, that is a problem. i think the practice of a notary robo signing with anotary a notary was an abusive practice. we want the banks -- obviously, these are the five largest servicers in the country. there are working with homeowners across this country. we have a situation where the values of homes...
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the military and mubarak supporters, who look at the chinese example -- where they suppress people in beijing. we had a state dinner with them. this is not an attack on obama. republicans did it to -- it, too. we may have a serious situation. i hope we can get through this transition. basically, the administration needs to keep the line, with the support of the republicans, that it has. host: what do you mean by "play it cool/" -- cool?" caller: it means you nudge the situation along, without looking like you're going to dump your friend, knowing that is the reality. some people are talking that the protests in the streets are going to wear themselves out. we have had a lot of people being let out of jail -- allegedly breaking out of jail, which i do not think anybody believes -- for the purpose of disrupting the demonstrations and causing instability. you have seen actions by the egyptian government, supposedly aimed at discrediting the demonstrations. it is just a matter of saying -- seeing whether the guys can hold out over the long term, or whether they accept the fact that it is time to
the military and mubarak supporters, who look at the chinese example -- where they suppress people in beijing. we had a state dinner with them. this is not an attack on obama. republicans did it to -- it, too. we may have a serious situation. i hope we can get through this transition. basically, the administration needs to keep the line, with the support of the republicans, that it has. host: what do you mean by "play it cool/" -- cool?" caller: it means you nudge the situation...
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beijing is rejecting the a measure passed by the senate yesterday as a form of damaging protectionism. the bill would allow washington to raise tariffs on chinese imports, but the bill is not likely to become law because it lacks support in the house of representatives. >> of course, i am delighted, but not surprised by the final repeal of the 18th amendment. i felt all along when this matter was properly submitted to the rank and file of our people, they would readily see that it had no place in our constitution. >> he served as governor of new york four times, though he never attended high school or college. in 1928, al smith became the first catholic nominated by a major party to run for president. he is still remembered today by the alfred smith memorial dinner, for a fund-raiser for various catholic charities. al smith is one of the 14 men featured in "the contenders" live from the state assembly chambers in albany. >> find the latest releases for your book reading list. taped conversations with the arthur schlesinger jr.. september 1957. david margolick looks at their lives. dan
beijing is rejecting the a measure passed by the senate yesterday as a form of damaging protectionism. the bill would allow washington to raise tariffs on chinese imports, but the bill is not likely to become law because it lacks support in the house of representatives. >> of course, i am delighted, but not surprised by the final repeal of the 18th amendment. i felt all along when this matter was properly submitted to the rank and file of our people, they would readily see that it had no...
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i am sure people in beijing were watching this suspiciously trying to figure out what is going on. the reality remains that the likeliest candidate to replace him is the french finance minister. she is in india this last week campaigning for her post. that was on her schedule. this would have been one of the key background points of political gossip. host: the financial times talks about her support moving up a notch. the russian president acknowledged after the summit that although there were a two official candidates, but a consensus has practically been reached on this issue. guest: it is important for them not to seem to push too hard right now. the g-8 has to balance itself against the larger g-20 which also will meet in france at the end of the year. since the financial crisis broke in to investigate, the g-20 which includes the leaders of india, china, brazil, and other big emerging economies, has definitely taken the lead in the finance and economics. it has reduced the importance of the g-8. there are many people that view it as a western club, why should we listen to it?
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and china, saying beijing is moving too slowly to reform its currency practices. he says the undervalued yuan is increasing the risk of inflation. you can hear the secretary's remarks later on c-span radio. meanwhile, on wall street, stocks are headed higher. a report on the domestic economy said to be released later by the federal reserve. analysts expect it to show signs of recovery. at the opening bell, dow jones futures were up 56 points at the top of the hour. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. high school students, it is time to upload your videos for our student documentary competition. the topic is washington, d.c., through violence. the deadline is a january 20. a chance for a grand prize of $5,000. the student cam dr. gehring competition is open to students grades 6 to 12. go online for complete details. >> there is a new way for you to follow congress, with a c-span oppose a congressional chronicle. track the daily for timelines, read transcripts, and i find it full video archive of each member. congressional chronicle, part of the
and china, saying beijing is moving too slowly to reform its currency practices. he says the undervalued yuan is increasing the risk of inflation. you can hear the secretary's remarks later on c-span radio. meanwhile, on wall street, stocks are headed higher. a report on the domestic economy said to be released later by the federal reserve. analysts expect it to show signs of recovery. at the opening bell, dow jones futures were up 56 points at the top of the hour. those are some of the latest...
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beijing in the history and the literary life of these communities -- featuring the history and the literary life of these communities. this weekend, a look at savannah, georgia. we hope you tune in. >> starting next month, we will be able to remove 10,000 troops of our troops from afghanistan and we will bring home a total of 33,000 troops by next summer. >> all the time line on the war in afghanistan answers over 4000 entries online at the c-span video library. p, and, watch, cli share any time. this weekend on american history tv, gettysburg college professor thompson discusses prostitution and the civil war. edwards cox talks about his father-in-law, richard nixon. get a complete weekend schedule at c-span.org/history, or have it e-mailed to you by pressing the c-span alert button. >> "washington journal" continues. >> we want to welcome back to c- span congressman mcgovern. a lot to talk about. the house taking up two resolutions on libya, one to cut funding and one to continue operations for a guest: full year -- for a full year. guest: the problem with libya is there is no clarity in
beijing in the history and the literary life of these communities -- featuring the history and the literary life of these communities. this weekend, a look at savannah, georgia. we hope you tune in. >> starting next month, we will be able to remove 10,000 troops of our troops from afghanistan and we will bring home a total of 33,000 troops by next summer. >> all the time line on the war in afghanistan answers over 4000 entries online at the c-span video library. p, and, watch, cli...
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but there are a lot of people in beijing in ideas. host: do you see that dynamic in your own party? guest: i really do not. speaker john boehner has been very humble in his leadership. if you look and what he has done, he has moved things forward, he is listening to people, and is doing a terrific job hearing out diverse groups. you look at something like hr1, when we walked through all of the spending cuts. we brought a resolution to the floor and anybody could bring an amendment to the floor. if you want to make a change, let's debate it. that had never been done before. let's allow the people's house to be the people's house. in the past few years, there was no open debate. he is tried to get more people involved. we had democrats that brought spending cuts to the floor. anthony wiener was one of my favorite presenters. he was talking about the fact that we are continuing to subsidize mo hair. we are continue to subsidize goat farmers. nothing wrong with it, but we should probably not be subsidizing it. that is good, useful. democrats and republicans are bringing things to the fl
but there are a lot of people in beijing in ideas. host: do you see that dynamic in your own party? guest: i really do not. speaker john boehner has been very humble in his leadership. if you look and what he has done, he has moved things forward, he is listening to people, and is doing a terrific job hearing out diverse groups. you look at something like hr1, when we walked through all of the spending cuts. we brought a resolution to the floor and anybody could bring an amendment to the floor....
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his comments came during a meeting in beijing attended by ambassador huntsman. and a delegation of 10 u.s. senators led by harry reid. the u.s. lawmakers are in china for talks with chinese officials on topics ranging from clean energy to human rights. one day after the first anniversary of the gulf of mexico oil spill, were that bp -- word that bp is suing trans ocean for $40 billion. in this follows a report that they are planning to cut the tax bill by nearly $13 billion by writing off the cost related to last year's bill. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> every weekend experience american history on c-span3. it is 48 hours a people and events telling the american story. hear first-person accounts of people that have shaped american history. travel to important battlefields to learn about key figures in defense that shaped an era during the 150 anniversary of the civil war. every weekend visit college classrooms as professors delve into america's history. the presidency, focusing on american presidents and legacies as told through his
his comments came during a meeting in beijing attended by ambassador huntsman. and a delegation of 10 u.s. senators led by harry reid. the u.s. lawmakers are in china for talks with chinese officials on topics ranging from clean energy to human rights. one day after the first anniversary of the gulf of mexico oil spill, were that bp -- word that bp is suing trans ocean for $40 billion. in this follows a report that they are planning to cut the tax bill by nearly $13 billion by writing off the...
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beijing responded by saying it would severely hurt trade ties. the editorial page of "the wall street journal" this morning agrees with that assessment, calling it the obama-run the tariff "the richmond times dispatch" has this story about eric cantor. a trade deal with south korea, and other countries. and also some other news making headlines. white house brushed off a solyndra alarm. that is in the papers this morning as well. missouri. talking about a potential presidential bid for chris christie at new jersey gov.. caller: i think he would be the candidate. palin and also michele bachmann -- if not, senator roy blunt -- our tea party candidate for missouri. host: baltimore, maryland. caller: it is amazing to me how the american people are so patient. barack obama is doing a very good job. first of all, i am a truck driver -- host: you broke up. let me show you the front page of "the houston chronicle." many of you heard about the controversy over the hunting law -- logic that governor rick perry rented -- the headline says perry find allies
beijing responded by saying it would severely hurt trade ties. the editorial page of "the wall street journal" this morning agrees with that assessment, calling it the obama-run the tariff "the richmond times dispatch" has this story about eric cantor. a trade deal with south korea, and other countries. and also some other news making headlines. white house brushed off a solyndra alarm. that is in the papers this morning as well. missouri. talking about a potential...
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just a good chance, a little town in the western part of china as you do growing up in shanghai or beijing of studying hard and getting and added to a university. yes -- yes, they do a good job with the top layer. if you look s singapore, hong kong, and so forth, there educating as much or more of their population then we are. host: troy, ohio. pat on the line for republicans. caller: good morning. host: good morning. caller: i have a question of how people, myself, might become more involved with the education process. i created quite a number of demonstrations in astronomy. astronomy is the first science. if you go back generations, it was the first observable science. where does the sun rise? where does the sunset? how high does it go in the winter, in the summer, at the equinoxes? my demonstrations are mostly about the moon, the sun, and the earth systems. it requires an understanding of geometry to explain the lunar phases. there's nothing i would like better than to have a wider audience. i have affiliations with local and national astronomy associations. i would like to have more of
just a good chance, a little town in the western part of china as you do growing up in shanghai or beijing of studying hard and getting and added to a university. yes -- yes, they do a good job with the top layer. if you look s singapore, hong kong, and so forth, there educating as much or more of their population then we are. host: troy, ohio. pat on the line for republicans. caller: good morning. host: good morning. caller: i have a question of how people, myself, might become more involved...
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host: peter ford, "christian science monitor" beijing bureau chief, thank you for taking the time to report to us. guest: you're welcome. host: he joins us from japan where he was reporting for the "christian science monitor." how safe is it in the united states? 20% of electricity in the united states is from new clear. let's go to chris, an independent college. caller: hi. thank you for c-span. i have a question regarding some and i have been reading about on a few blogs on the debt. i wonder if you could comment on the use of mox fuel in japan, especially reactor number 3, and in this country. my understanding is that is a it is a mixed-oxide fuel. if the reactor is compromised and we are looking at a meltdown, isn't that a real problem? because it is highly, highly explosive if you have plutonium in the next. the other thing i'm wondering about -- the number of reactors there. there are six. you said that three were on line. the use a three were on line and three were not online right now? guest: yes. caller: so if we had a situation of 50 to 70 workers in there trying to keep a
host: peter ford, "christian science monitor" beijing bureau chief, thank you for taking the time to report to us. guest: you're welcome. host: he joins us from japan where he was reporting for the "christian science monitor." how safe is it in the united states? 20% of electricity in the united states is from new clear. let's go to chris, an independent college. caller: hi. thank you for c-span. i have a question regarding some and i have been reading about on a few blogs...
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that is why we just opened a new office in beijing. it is our first out of the country office. our mission is to work with manufacturers in china to make sure they know what our standards and our rules are so they do not manufacturer products and then we have to recall them or destroy them after they get into the market. a way of preventing harm to consumers -- we work with industries and the standards to come up with voluntary standards. our law requires us to work with the industry voluntary standards a first. but we should not wait until somebody is hurt and then first learned about it. we have to be proactive and move more into prevention that we have in the past. host: inez tenenbaum got her law degree at the university of south carolina where she also served as the state superintendent for education until 2007. this tweet coming in -- a guest: well, recalls are when we learn about a product. we can be prevention-oriented to work more aggressively with the standards making organization so that we can build 60 into the product so that manufacturers in china and elsewhere un
that is why we just opened a new office in beijing. it is our first out of the country office. our mission is to work with manufacturers in china to make sure they know what our standards and our rules are so they do not manufacturer products and then we have to recall them or destroy them after they get into the market. a way of preventing harm to consumers -- we work with industries and the standards to come up with voluntary standards. our law requires us to work with the industry voluntary...
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he said it is going to go to the moscow and beijing and bring peace back to the world. >> what the discussion tonight it's 8:00 p.m. eastern on c- span. >> mission control, houston. >> roger, discovery. >> nasa is on schedule for the final mission of the space shuttle program this friday with the launch of 135 atlantis. a look back at the shuttle program starting with columbia 30 years ago and explore what is ahead for nasa, online at the c- span video library. search, watch, click, and a share, any time. >> ""washington journal" continues. >> we want to talk about aei's article that you worked on. how often does the topic of up intism come polling? guest: not very often. host: how does the interviewer again at the question? guest: this simply ask straightforward questions. host: here is one pulled from cbs news. -- here is one poll. how does the phrasing of a question like that affect the outcome? guest: that's always important in polls. they give people a range of responses they can choose. for that many people who say they are extremely proud to be americans is a very impressive results. h
he said it is going to go to the moscow and beijing and bring peace back to the world. >> what the discussion tonight it's 8:00 p.m. eastern on c- span. >> mission control, houston. >> roger, discovery. >> nasa is on schedule for the final mission of the space shuttle program this friday with the launch of 135 atlantis. a look back at the shuttle program starting with columbia 30 years ago and explore what is ahead for nasa, online at the c- span video library. search,...
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respondents said their operations based material damage from chinese infringements and 70% said the beijing protections are ineffective. that was 2010 and i have been in china since 2000. i applaud you for being there in 1979, because that shows you are a real pioneer, but could you comment on this point? guest: in terms a patent infringement, there's no question that there is work that needs to be done. i try to put it in a historical context at a time when there's literally no protection, and now there is a time of some protection and we want whole protection. if you look at other societies in the process of their economic development, that is very standard, low levels of economic development, low levels of palin protection. as it goes up the scale, there is increasing patent protection, because their citizens demanded. it is a serious problem and our government raises and on a regular basis with the chinese and but secretary clinton and geithner rays did during these discussions. as to congressman wolf's comments that their fundamental evil, i do not agree. is a nuanced, complex country.
respondents said their operations based material damage from chinese infringements and 70% said the beijing protections are ineffective. that was 2010 and i have been in china since 2000. i applaud you for being there in 1979, because that shows you are a real pioneer, but could you comment on this point? guest: in terms a patent infringement, there's no question that there is work that needs to be done. i try to put it in a historical context at a time when there's literally no protection, and...
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there are a lot of cars in beijing. as the world economy perks back up, there is growing demand for oil all over the world. then there is a lot of political instability in the middle east. speculators are responding to that. there are a number of factors. at guess the main thing you could say is growing demand -- i guess the main thing you could say is growing demand. host: we have a caller from missouri ban. caller: thank you for taking my call. why can we drill in our country while we take all of this oil from foreign countries? secondly, i believe the epa is destroying this country. yes, we need regulation. it needs to be done in a common- sense way. why don't we do that? we can use this oil to help pay our debt and deficit, since china and japan need oil so bad. guest: there are a lot of debates about these things. these are good points. it is an energy-policy question that is on the table. people who oppose back and drilling will say that we have an obligation for future generations. if you just take of the oil now
there are a lot of cars in beijing. as the world economy perks back up, there is growing demand for oil all over the world. then there is a lot of political instability in the middle east. speculators are responding to that. there are a number of factors. at guess the main thing you could say is growing demand -- i guess the main thing you could say is growing demand. host: we have a caller from missouri ban. caller: thank you for taking my call. why can we drill in our country while we take...
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and kissinger did was the opening to china, triangular diplomacy playing off most could you against beijing, doing a middle east peace deal. they demonstrated even as we were getting out of vietnam that america still had a lot of power to get important things done. the world began to focus on those things rather than what was happening in vietnam itself which wasn't very pleasant for us. in the case of afghanistan, we need, as i said before, that strategy to forge a regional allian alliance. it will include almost all of the countries in that region to deal with continuing threats from islamic extremists. host: let me share with you what congressman steve king republican of iowa said this past week on c-span's "washington journal" with regard to the time line of the white house. for the president to announce deployment of pulling troops out of afghanistan on a timetable and that timetable is pretty much consistent with the timetable he announced when he ordered the surge, it is the wrong tactic to tell our enemy well fight a war by a skate on the -- a date. it tells them what they need to w
and kissinger did was the opening to china, triangular diplomacy playing off most could you against beijing, doing a middle east peace deal. they demonstrated even as we were getting out of vietnam that america still had a lot of power to get important things done. the world began to focus on those things rather than what was happening in vietnam itself which wasn't very pleasant for us. in the case of afghanistan, we need, as i said before, that strategy to forge a regional allian alliance. it...